Football Game Preview: Umatilla Bulldogs vs. Lake Weir Hurricanes

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Previous 6 Games

10/03/25 - Away	48-8 W
10/14/24 - Home	48-34 W
09/08/23 - Home	3-9 L
10/21/22 - Away	33-24 W
11/04/16 - Away	16-51 L
09/04/15 - Home	26-28 L

Umatilla and Lake Weir are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Bulldogs will challenge the Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Umatilla's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.

Umatilla's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 43-0 win over Father Lopez. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won nine contests by 37 points or more so far this season.

Ray Jenkins had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 152 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 14 passes, while also rushing for 30 yards and one score.

Umatilla's run defense was locked in: Father Lopez could only muster 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Isaiah Brown for the heroic effort on defense: he. Umatilla didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.5.

Meanwhile, Lake Weir didn't have too much trouble with Atlantic on Friday as they won 30-16.

Umatilla's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their offensive performance: the team's won by an average of 38.1 points thus far. As for Lake Weir, the win got them back to even at 5-5.

Everything came up roses for Umatilla against Lake Weir in their previous matchup on October 3rd, as the team secured a 48-8 victory. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Hurricanes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.